Russia’s EU ambassador has suggested a UK research laboratory could be the source of the nerve agent used in the attack on an ex-spy and his daughter. Vladimir Chizhov told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that Russia had “nothing to do” with the poisoning in Salisbury of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. He saidRead More

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr McCabe was fired on Friday, two days short of his expected retirement date Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has given memos about conversations he had with President Donald Trump to an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media say. They say the memos couldRead More

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cambridge Analytica’s CEO answered British MPs’ questions about election influence last month The attorney general for the US state of Massachusetts is launching an investigation into alleged harvesting of Facebook profiles by a firm employed by Donald Trump’s election campaign. Investigations by the Observer and New York Times newspapersRead More

Image caption Mille Mackintosh told her 1.3m Instagram followers in March that she had made the “tough decision” to close her fashion business When Bradley Simmonds’ career as a professional football player at Queen’s Park Rangers came to an abrupt end at 19, he had to find another way to earn a living. A fanRead More

Image copyright Getty Images The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is calling for a fundamental review of the tax system to stem the tide of pub closures. It says pubs are being hit hard by a “triple whammy” of one of the highest rates of beer duty across Europe, rapidly rising business rates and VAT.Read More

Robot Wars has been axed by the BBC for a second time. The show featuring duelling robots was rebooted on BBC Two in 2016 and ran for three series. Presented by Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon since its return, it is to be scrapped to “make room for new shows”, the BBC said. SoonRead More

Image copyright Getty/PremierComms/BBC Image caption Is it wise to revisit our childhood heroes? Almost three decades after we first got a glimpse into the life of Tracy Beaker, the wily, headstrong girl who rode the ups and downs of life in care, author Jacqueline Wilson is bringing Tracy back – as an adult. She’s theRead More

The past decade has seen hundreds of natural disasters in various countries. While the US stays one of the most affected ones, developing countries remain the major sufferers particularly due to denser population and poor evacuation infrastructure. Catastrophic events lead to massive destruction of property and incalculable loss of human and animal life, and handlingRead More

Image copyright AFP Image caption Tens of thousands of people have fled the Turkish military offensive in Afrin A number of civilians have been killed by Turkish shelling and air strikes while trying to flee the embattled Syrian city of Afrin, reports say. Kurdish media spoke of dozens killed and wounded on Friday night aloneRead More

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Mr McCabe has spent most of his career working at the FBI Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has been sacked days before he could retire with pension rights. He was fired by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said an internal review found he leaked information and misled investigators.Read More